| Articles written by Dennis Feucht in How2Power Today: |
| 04/15/25 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 25): Boost Or Buck For Converters That Increase Voltage? |
| 04/15/25 | Mythology In Power Magnetics |
| 02/14/25 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 24): Inverter Output Filter Conundrum |
| 01/15/25 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 23): Inverter Driver Design Refinement |
| 12/15/24 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 22): Converter Regulator Dynamics |
| 11/15/24 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 21): Converter Inductor Winding Design |
| 10/15/24 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 20): Converter Inductor Magnetic Design |
| 09/13/24 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 19): Controller Design For The Battery Converter |
| 09/13/24 | Can Foil Folding Improve Winding Performance In Transformers? |
| 07/15/24 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 18): Transformer Winding Design For The Battery Converter—Secondary Winding Design |
| 03/15/24 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 15): Transformer Magnetic Design For the Battery Converter |
| 12/15/23 | Maximizing Power-Transfer Efficiency Over A Current Range |
| 08/15/23 | Piezoelectric Machine Model Aids Design Of Motion Control Systems |
| 07/15/23 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 14): Boost Push-Pull Or Buck Bridge? |
| 06/15/23 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 13): The Differential Boost Push-Pull Power-Transfer Circuit |
| 05/15/23 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 12): Sizing The Converter Magnetics |
| 04/15/23 | Evaluating Waveform Form Factors Of FW And HW Rectifiers In SMPSs |
| 03/15/23 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 11): Minimizing Switch Loss In Low-Input-Resistance Converters |
| 02/15/23 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 10): Converter Protection Circuits |
| 01/15/23 | Do Eddy Current Effects And Self Heating Cause Distortion In Audio Cables? |
| 12/15/22 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 9): Magnetics For The Converter Control Power Supply |
| 11/15/22 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 8): Converter Control Power Supply |
| 09/15/22 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 7): Kilowatt Inverter Magnetics |
| 08/15/22 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 6): Kilowatt Inverter Control Circuits |
| 07/15/22 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 5): Kilowatt Inverter Circuit Design |
| 05/13/22 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 4): The Optimal Power-Line Waveshape |
| 04/15/22 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 3): Power-Transfer Circuit Options |
| 02/15/22 | A Simple Magnetic Design Procedure Determines Core Size |
| 01/14/22 | A Simplified Winding Design Procedure For Transformers |
| 10/15/21 | Determining Optimal Wire Size For Toroidal Windings |
| 09/15/21 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 2): Waveshape Selection |
| 09/15/21 | Transformer Winding Design: Bundle Layer Approximation As Rings |
| 05/15/21 | Designing An Open-Source Power Inverter (Part 1): Goals And Specifications |
| 05/14/21 | Misconceptions In Power Magnetics |
| 04/15/21 | Bunched Vs. Cabled: Litz Wire Bundle Twist Geometry Influences Proximity Effects |
| 03/15/21 | Determining Design Power Over An Input Voltage Range (Part 3): Maximum Transformer Power |
| 02/15/21 | Determining Design Power Over An Input Voltage Range (Part 2): Inductor Design Power |
| 11/16/20 | Determining Design Power Over An Input Voltage Range (Part 1): Maximum Inductor Power |
| 10/15/20 | Improving Reliability Of Low-Cost Power-Source Inverters |
| 10/15/20 | Foil Vs. Wire Windings—How Do They Differ? |
| 07/15/20 | Different Approaches To Learning And Applying Digital Signal Processing In Power Electronics |
| 07/15/20 | Interstitial Wire Interleaving Packs More Conductor Into Magnetic Windings |
| 04/15/20 | How To Make Sense Of Sense Resistors |
| 04/15/20 | Optimize Inductor Design To Minimize Output-Filter Size |
| 03/13/20 | How To Choose Magnetics Materials—Beyond Ferrites And Iron-Powder |
| 01/17/20 | Deflux Windings Benefit Forward Converters But Not Flybacks |
| 11/15/19 | Flyback Magnetics: Winding-Current Transition Is Key To Efficiency |
| 10/17/19 | Magnetics Utilization Vs. Converter Topology: A Little Extra Silicon Goes A Long Way |
| 09/16/19 | Waveform-Based Design: Key Parameters And Figures Of Merit For Power Circuit And Magnetics Optimization |
| 08/15/19 | Square Vs. Round Core Legs—Balancing Core And Winding Losses |
| 07/15/19 | Designing Low-Power Flyback Inductors Using Tiny Toroids (Part 2): Calculating Losses |
| 06/17/19 | Designing Low-Power Flyback Inductors Using Tiny Toroids (Part 1): A Boost Converter Application |
| 05/15/19 | Another Look At The Refined Model Of Current-Mode Control |
| 04/15/19 | How To Optimize Turns For Maximum Inductance With Core Saturation |
| 03/15/19 | How To Thermally Model Magnetic Components |
| 02/15/19 | How Wire Bundle Configurations Influence Eddy-Current Proximity Effects |
| 11/15/18 | Interbundle Penetration Of Wire Bundles Improves Their Packing Factor |
| 10/15/18 | Wire Spool Holders And Toroid Mounts Ease Prototyping Of Magnetic Parts |
| 09/14/18 | Optimizing Transformer Winding Design For Max Efficiency Over Output Current Range |
| 07/16/18 | The Geometry Of Twisted Wire Bundles |
| 06/15/18 | Bundle Compression Overcomes Aspect Ratio Constraints On Transformer Design |
| 05/16/18 | Magnetic-Electric Analogs Relate Magnetic Fields To Familiar Circuit Quantities |
| 03/21/18 | Winding Layering Techniques Determine Interlayer Capacitance |
| 02/16/18 | Transformer Design (Part 2): Aspect Ratio |
| 01/15/18 | Transformer Design (Part 1): Maximizing Core Utilization |
| 11/16/17 | A New Method Of Winding Design Optimization (Part 3): Magnetic Operating Points For Toroidal Windings |
| 10/16/17 | A New Method Of Winding Design Optimization (Part 2): Optimal Window Magnetic Operating Points |
| 09/15/17 | A New Method Of Winding Design Optimization (Part 1): Window Geometry And Eddy-Current Plots |
| 08/15/17 | Ferrite Core Magnetics (Part 2): Gapped Ferrite Cores |
| 07/14/17 | Ferrite Core Magnetics (Part 1): Ungapped Ferrite Cores |
| 06/15/17 | Magnetic Component Theory Is Simpler If You Grasp Reference Frames |
| 05/16/17 | Magnetics Optimization (Part 4): Minimization Of Transductor Power Loss |
| 04/17/17 | Magnetics Optimization (Part 3): Maximum Power Transfer Of Magnetics Circuit Model |
| 03/17/17 | Eddy-Current Effects In Magnetic Design (Part 6): Winding Bundles |
| 02/17/17 | Eddy-Current Effects In Magnetic Design (Part 5): Winding Design Optimization |
| 01/16/17 | Eddy-Current Effects In Magnetic Design (Part 4): Dowell's Formula |
| 11/16/16 | How To Calculate Winding Packing Factor |
| 10/17/16 | Eddy-Current Effects In Magnetic Design (Part 3): Conductor Cross-Sectional Geometry |
| 09/15/16 | Performance Parameters Lead To The Optimal Converter |
| 09/15/16 | Eddy-Current Effects In Magnetic Design (Part 2): The Proximity Effect |
| 08/15/16 | Eddy-Current Effects In Magnetic Design (Part 1): The Skin Effect |
| 06/15/16 | Sizing Your Power Converter's Magnetics (Part 3): Transformer Power Rating With An Input Voltage Range |
| 05/16/16 | Sizing Your Power Converter's Magnetics (Part 2): Inductor Power Rating With An Input Voltage Range |
| 04/18/16 | Sizing Your Power Converter's Magnetics (Part 1): Inductor Power Rating With Fixed Input Voltage |
| 12/17/15 | Understanding Power Flow In Cuk Converters |
| 09/16/15 | Magnetics Optimization (Part 2): Maximum Power Transfer Of The Primary-Referred Circuit |
| 09/15/15 | Magnetics Optimization (Part 1): Equal Core And Winding Losses Do Not Maximize Power Transfer |
| 08/17/15 | Area-Product Method Can Simplify Core Selection—But Beware Of The "Constants" |
| 04/16/15 | Determining Maximum Usable Switching Frequency For Magnetics In CCM-Operated Converters |
| 03/13/15 | The Shape Of Optimal Magnetics: Why Flatter Is Better |
| 01/15/15 | Common-Mode Transformer Aids Noise Reduction In High-Power Supplies |
| 11/14/14 | An Analytical Approach To Modeling RC Snubbers And Clamps In Inductive Power Circuits |
| 07/15/14 | Ripple Steering Can Enhance Magnetics Circuit Function Through Ripple Reduction |
| 05/15/14 | What Is To Be Optimized In Magnetic Component Design? |
| 03/14/14 | Single-Bundle Windings Make It Easier To Build Custom Magnetics In-House |
| 02/15/14 | Text Reveals Circuit A nd System Knowledge For Designing Grid - Connected Converters In Renewable Energy Systems |
| 02/15/14 | Understanding Tradeoffs In Core Geometry Aids Transductor Design |
| 09/16/13 | How To Calculate Toroid Winding Length |
| 07/15/13 | How Not To Observe Magnetic Saturation |
| 06/14/13 | New Twist On The Half-Bridge Converter Solves Subtle Failure Mode |
| 05/15/13 | How To Choose Magnetic Core Size |
| 02/15/13 | How To Choose Between Ferrite Or Powdered-Iron Cores: A Case Study |
| 11/21/12 | How To Minimize Core Saturation |
| 05/24/12 | Why Use The Refined Model Of Current-Loop Converter Control? |
| 03/30/12 | Current-Loop Control In Switching Converters Part 7: Fm0 In Models |
| 02/29/12 | Current-Loop Control In Switching Converters Part 6: Slope Compensation |
| 01/27/12 | Current-Loop Control In Switching Converters Part 5: Refined Model |
| 12/22/11 | Current-Loop Control In Switching Converters Part 4: Clarifications Of Existing Models |
| 11/30/11 | Current-Loop Control in Switching Converters Part 3: Waveform-Based Model Dynamics |
| 10/27/11 | Current-Loop Control In Switching Converters Part 2: A Waveform-Based Model |
| 09/27/11 | Current-Loop Control In Switching Converters Part 1: Historical Overview |
| 08/31/11 | Aspiring Power Electronics Engineers Must Master Four Aspects Of Converter Design |
| 08/31/11 | Aspiring Power Electronics Engineers Must Master Four Aspects Of Converter Design |
| 07/27/11 | Why Use Aluminum Wire? |
| 03/30/11 | Match Circuit And Field Resistances For Optimal Magnetics Design |
| 02/28/11 | Utilizing Full Saturation and Power Loss To Maximize Power Transfer In Magnetic Components |
| 07/30/10 | Rediscovering The Integrated-Magnetics Isolated Ćuk Topology |
